Praise for Jewish agricultural achievements in Palestine was voiced here today by Australian Minister to Russia Slater, who visited Palestine while en route home. He contrasted Jewish agricultural methods with the primitive methods of the Arabs and stated that the Jewish settlements compared with any he had seen in other parts of the world.

The Emergency Committee for European Jewry today cabled to the Archbishop of Canterbury and to Miss Eleanor Rathbone, Independent member of Parliament, expressing its appreciation for their efforts on behalf of the Jews in Europe.